Introducing the Stage .5 ECU Tune for your 2.0 TDI CJAA diesel engine, a game-changer for your late-model Volkswagen TDI. Engineered to redefine your driving experience, this tune is the first step towards unleashing the hidden power and efficiency of your vehicle.
Enhanced Performance:
More Horsepower & Torque: The Stage .5 ECU Tune remarkably increases your engine's output, offering a significant boost in horsepower and torque over the factory settings.
Entry Level Power: Stage 0.5 is ideal for DSG transmission owners who do not wish to upgrade their DSG software.
Refined Engine Response: Experience a smoother, more responsive throttle, and enjoy enhanced driving dynamics tailored for performance enthusiasts.
Fuel Economy: Alongside power, this tune optimizes fuel consumption, ensuring that increased performance doesn’t come at the cost of efficiency. In most cases, users report an increase in fuel efficiency but individual results may vary based on several factors outside of our control, such as driving habits, climate, and vehicle condition.
Customizable Experience with Tune Add-Ons:
Tailored to Your Upgrades: Whether you've made modifications or plan to, our optional Tune Add-Ons ensure your ECU tune aligns perfectly with your vehicle's configuration, maximizing performance and reliability.
Choose from a variety of add-ons such as Launch Control, Dynamic EGR, Dynamic Idle, and various Hardware upgrades, including Engine Swap tuning support.
Safety and Reliability:
Engine Health First: While boosting performance, the Stage .5 ECU Tune prioritizes the health and longevity of your engine, ensuring that the increased output does not compromise the vehicle's reliability and works seamlessly with zero modifications.
Tested and Proven: With over 10,000 downloads from Instatune, this tune is proven to deliver consistent and reliable performance. Once purchased, users have access to all future tune revisions and updates.
Flash at home with our FlashZilla Pro Dongle and TuneZilla Portal App, ensuring a hassle-free installation process. The TuneZilla Portal allows customers to purchase, download, and organize their tunes digitally and allows offline flashing. FlashZilla Pro is not VIN-Locked, so you can flash your entire fleet of compatible vehicles, and your friend's cars too. FlashZilla Pro can be added to your purchase during check out.
To download the TuneZilla Portal app and register your FlashZilla device, click here or visit portal.tunezilla.com
The Stage .5 tune does not require any hardware upgrades or additional software upgrades such as TCU tuning.
No hardware upgrades are required for the Stage .5 tune. However, tune add-ons to accommodate hardware changes can be purchased. It is important to note that we do not remove factory readiness monitors or force readiness for any factory installed components. If you are installing aftermarket hardware that is for off-road use only, please double check with your state requirements prior to flashing.
Introducing the Stage 1 ECU Tune for your 2.0TDI CJAA diesel engine, a game-changer for your late-model Volkswagen TDI. Engineered to redefine your driving experience, this tune is the first step towards unleashing the hidden power and efficiency of your vehicle.
More Horsepower & Torque: The Stage 1 ECU Tune remarkably increases your engine's output, offering a significant boost in horsepower and torque over the factory settings.
Use all of the Torque: Takes full advantage of our TCU tune (required) to give you the best driving experience.
Engine Health First: While boosting performance, the Stage 1 ECU Tune prioritizes the health and longevity of your engine, ensuring that the increased output does not compromise the vehicle's reliability.
Upgrade
Requirement
DSG Tune
Required
No hardware upgrades are required for the Stage 1 tune. However, tune add-ons to accommodate hardware changes can be purchased. It is important to note that we do not remove factory readiness monitors or force readiness for any factory installed components. If you are installing aftermarket hardware that is for off-road use only, please double check with your state requirements prior to flashing.
Introducing the Stage 2 ECU Tune for your 2.0 TDI CJAA diesel engine. Designed to maximize power output to enhance your driving experience, this tune is the last step towards unleashing the hidden power and efficiency of your vehicle before needing to explore hardware upgrades.
More Horsepower & Torque: The Stage 2 ECU Tune remarkably increases your engine's output, offering a significant boost in horsepower and torque over the factory settings.
Engine Health First: While boosting performance, the Stage 2 ECU Tune prioritizes the health and longevity of your engine, ensuring that the increased output does not compromise the vehicle's reliability.
No hardware upgrades are required for the Stage 2 tune. However, tune add-ons to accommodate hardware changes can be purchased. It is important to note that we do not remove factory readiness monitors or force readiness for any factory installed components. If you are installing aftermarket hardware that is for off-road use only, please double check with your state requirements prior to flashing.
Explore the full potential of your 2.0 TDI CJAA diesel engine. WIth supporting hardware upgrades, you can experience the untapped power potential that VW engineers didn't want you to know about. Designed to maximize power output. Stage 3 tuning requires a turbo upgrade and MAP sensor upgrade. Manual transmissions will need a clutch upgrade, and DSG owners will need a TCU tune.
Spooly Boi: With a CR170 Turbo upgrade, the Stage 3 tune offers a significant boost in horsepower and torque over the factory configuration.
Fuelling: Takes full advantage of an upgraded 4bar MAP sensor (VW PN: 0281 006 059)
CR170 Turbo
4bar MAP sensor (PN: 0281 006 059)
Downpipe Upgrade
Recommended
It is recommended to upgrade the downpipe for Stage 3 tunes. If you are removing or modifying your DPF, you will need to select the necessary tune "add-on" with your Stage 3 tune. It is important to note that we do not remove factory readiness monitors or force readiness for any factory installed components. If you are installing aftermarket hardware that is for off-road use only, please double check with your state requirements prior to flashing.
Stage 4 tunes are available for certain hardware upgrades (see table) - Hardware upgrades outside of the supported list will require a Custom Tune.
Supported Turbos
Supported Rail Pressure Sensors
Supported Fuel Pump setups
GTB1756
GTB2056
GTB2260
GTD20* Series
GTD22* Series
2200bar
2700bar
Stock CP4
CP4 w/ Darkside Metering Valve
CP3 Conversion
Upgraded Injectors require Custom Tune
Click here to see one of the supported Stage 4 turbo kits.
Custom Tuning starts at $1999. To get a more accurate cost on your custom tune, please create a ticket and tell us more about your build, and your specific modifications.
If you feel that our existing tune offerings will not work for your application or your intended use, you can request Custom Tuning. Custom Tuning must be requested through our Tickets, and you must provide vehicle information as well as hardware (upgrades) information. Once submitted, our team of calibrators will evaluate your request and determine if Custom Tuning can achieve your goals and if they are able, your Tune Request will be accepted.
Custom Tuning requires heavy participation from the Customer, either through an Authorized TZ Dealer or the Customer themselves. TuneZilla Calibrators will require that the vehicle has access to dyno time when needed, and data logging is required. If you are not comfortable with data logging, and if you may not be able to access a facility with a dyno (many facilities will rent dyno time) custom tuning may not be possible for you.
Custom Tuning vs. Off The Shelf Tuning
We understand that our end users have varying driving styles and build purposes, which is why we offer revisions on all of our Off-The-Shelf tunes. By offering Custom Tuning to our customers, we can be sure you are getting the most out of your vehicle with your specific parts upgrades. Our OTS (off-the-shelf) maps are tested in house with as many variables as possible to ensure even if you don’t want to customize your tune, your vehicle’s OEM sensors and adaptations will still be able to optimize our tunes to your region’s fuel and most bolt-on upgrades. Tune Revisions are not the same as Custom Tunes. See our Terms and Conditions for our re-tune policy (section 4b)
We believe it’s important for our customers to understand what is happening inside their engine so they can make informative decisions. Our LOG VIEWER automatically generates your vehicles data log .csv files into easy to read graphs which can then be viewed by our Calibrators to find areas of optimization on your vehicle. Not only can this data be used to optimize your tunes, but a lot of troubleshooting and diagnosing can be done by comparing requested data to actual data at a glance.
In many cases, custom tuning is not required. If you are unsure if you will benefit from a Custom Tune, you can reach out to our team and upload data logs for them to examine.
Custom Tuning
Fuelling upgrades (Injectors, Rail Pressure Sensors, etc)
Supported
Turbo Upgrade - Hybrid or larger
Hardware Removal
Immobilizer Delete (Engine Swap)
This Stage 3 DSG tune can be comfortably paired with a completely stock engine (ECU) all the way up to Stage 3 ECU tune. If the vehicle has a Stage 4 ECU tune, then please choose a Stage 4 DSG tune or request it from us.
This transmission tune increases the torque limit and in most cases lowers the RPM shift points to stay in the best performance and efficiency range. Shifts are smoother and quicker. The gear number indicator is also added to the instrument cluster in most cases.
ECU Tune
Stock
Compatible
Stage .5
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Not Compatible
This is REQUIRED if you want to run a Stage 1 ECU tune up to Stage 3 ECU tune in in your DSG equipped vehicle.
You CAN use this DSG tune with a stock ECU or Stage 0.5 ECU. It is not required.
This Stage 4 DSG tune should be paired with a Stage 4 or higher ECU tune. It has the same features of the Stage 3 DSG tune, plus the following:
This is REQUIRED with a Stage 4 or custom engine tune in in your DSG equipped vehicle.
You CAN use this DSG tune with a stock ECU or Stage 0.5 ECU. However, due to stronger clutch clamping pressure, you may feel firmer shifts than a Stage 3 DSG tune.
